Bizarre punishments from Ancient Rome (Part three)
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"Video games make people violent!" People before Video games:
There were 2 world wars before video games
@@johannesschmitz6370 yeah
So fucking real
Don’t worry it was Ancient Rome. They were still learning.
"You're next in line to rule Rome as Caesar.." "Nah, I'm good bro"
Na you can……….just don’t be shit at it
@@giancarloferrara1583 you could be a good emperor but they would still kill you. The standards were very different to refer someone as a "good leader" if you didn't kill enough people you weren't a good leader. It's actually better not to become a emperor
Didn't work for Claudius.
😂😂
"When in Rome, leave Rome" - ancient times wisest man
".. but first sack rome then leave" - other wise men from northern europe
@@richmondvand147ez because every road leads to Rome. -someone
Sun Tzu said that or gahdhi or einsiten or something I keep forgetting
Never underestimate a human's capacity for cruelty.
@@drelocs2878 you just capping bro
@@drelocs2878I'm sure you scream if a butterfly gets too close.
@@samuelkings9416look at these people
@@randomchocolateenjoyer5393whining
"It's so weird. No one wants to step up to be emperor." Marcellus cleaning his dagger: "Yeah, what's up with that??"
LAMO THIS DESERVES MORE LIKES
@@motherschild5783no it doesnt
Cringe Kid
@@VoreKiller12Angry for no reason 💀
@@VoreKiller12 So you got upset at a joke that isn't directed at you, came into the replies, replied to people who liked it and then made a seperate comment to call it cringe. Sounds pretty cringe to me, lil bro 😬
My toxic trait is thinking I could fight my way out of the sack
You probably could if your hands aren't tied and you smuggled a piece of metal to cut the leather. The real problem is whether the snake is venomous
Ngl that is a wildly toxic trait bro how can u look at that and think anything but a horrific death haha
Why are you toxic then? Sorry impulsive thoughts came through
@@Oooo-pe6jq the instinct of self-preservation isn't toxic
The Praetorian Guard had two jobs: 1. Protect the emperor 2. Kill the emperor
So who kill the guard?
Emperor: let me eat cereal *puts milk first* Praetorian: NOOO 🔪
They technically had more power than the emperor, they descided who was the emperor and when his time was over. And of course it depended a lot on if you paid them enough.
@@J.T.7 What about Julius Cesar? Was he most powerful?
Emperor: so yeah, here's your pay check for this month *hands a deed worth 10 grand from the treasury* Guard: *begins to pull knife out* Emperor: *frantically scribbles an extra 0 to make it 100 grand* Guard: *sheathes his knife*
Blood really said “put him in there with 1/4 of the OTHER zodiac”
1/3
@@yuryur4176 my bad, I didn’t even see I hit the 4 and not the 3, but since I did everyone must see what a dumbass I am 😂
@@iceman-cn5xx its ok...I was drunk.....jk
People has been real silent after daniel walked out of that lion torture
Good one😭😌
is this one of those unproven Bible myths?
@@clown134 well do you think this is short is a myth or is actually real that will give you an answer
@darkedo9783 not sound logic whatsoever
Good thing it never happened 😂
“He survived that fall? It must be a sign from the gods.. that he hasn’t suffered enough”
Dang blud needs to suffer extra
Actually laughed there. Well done.
the electric chair isnt working
im adding a dog monkey snake and rooster into my fortnite squad
Oop
“Unless you were a samurai”
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@@shadymasterj4448it's a joke from this channel about how samurai can get away from punishment just because being a samurai.
Roman Emperors always live in fear and paranoia because the people who are protecting them can also be the ones to end them. That's how Emperor Caligula died.
"That's it. Get in the sack."
"You have vexed me for far too long Maximus!"😂😂😂😂
@@wmd13194 He yelled, into the sandy wind. His face scrunched, and expression mixed of annoyance and anger.
DEMETRIUS!! Fetch me a dog monkey snake and rooster 😂
“No, no, please not the sack! I’m sorry!!”
"Nothing personal Caesar, we're just doing our job."
"if you survived the fall dont worry" You totally wouldn't get beaten up to death my two men
They just put a bunch of random animals in and called it a punishment Edit: wtf why this blow up
They fight wildly inside of the sack, so it's not too plesent
Today they just fire you from your job.
The dog bites, the snake is likely venomous, the rooster stabs you with its spurs, and the monkey rips your hair, extremities, and grabbable skin off with its hands.
@@ska4dragons or all five unwilling participants drown and the exercise of throwing animals in the bag is as pointless as it is sadistic
Fun fact: the majority of the 23 stab wounds on julius' Caesars body were from writing styluses, that's why it took so many blows for him to go down
"How did the lions not eat you!?" Dr. Dolittle: "Well you see-"
They were so nice to give her some bread and water before suffocating 💀💀💀
😭😭😂
To be fair, death from hunger and thirst is painful. Suffocation due to lack of fresh air is slowly losing consciousness and never waking up again.
@@DarkSol16 Do you not understand? It takes 3 days to die of thirst, 3 weeks to die of hunger, and 3 minutes to die of suffocation.
@@TraceguyRuneyeah but you gotta run out of oxygen first
@TraceguyRune you are so understanding and wise.
"You are sacked" - Roman Abramovic, Chelsea
Lots of people saying this one.
Let us all appreciate the bravery of those good and sane emperors who took the mantle to lead an empire. Truly a sacrifice wprth dying for
The thing about Roman emperors is that if your personal guard doesn't like you, they can just kill you.
The importance of the Praetorian guard is overstated in pop culture.
@@trancendental5373May you elaborate?
@@trancendental5373 Explain.
So they’re like the Sith in Starwars?
With that logic any personal gaurd could kill their leaders, most just fear the consequences
Wow. Mankind has really done well to survive all this to not be extinct today, since the times of the Roman Empire till date.
Good old days.
"You are sacked" - my Roman boss
"You're telling me I'm fired?" Boss: *starts pulling out random animals* "not exactly..."
O dang I wonder if that’s where that expression comes from! - Looked it up.. unfortunately it’s not.
@@nikkired5584where does it come from
@@Im.definitely.not.cool- Before the Industrial Revolution - when men, women and even children flocked to the factories to make a living - it was far more common for workers to travel from job to job. Rather than joining a team, tradesmen, craftsmen and labourers would move around on their own, carrying their own tools and supplies, and find work where they could get it. The easiest way to lug their tools around was in a sack, which they would then leave with their employer for safe keeping. The origin of the phrase, therefore, starts to become clear. With no job security, contracts or trade unions, workers could be discharged at a moment’s notice. Once their services were no longer required, they were literally given their sack, before being ordered to pack it up and leave. (Sorry it’s kinda long i copy pasted the answer. 🙂)
Fun Fact: Ceasar actually wasn't an emperor, he was a dictator. Dictators in Ancient Rome were typically temporary rulers, and after about a year, they'd step down. Ceasar, however, didn't. This probably would not have been a huge problem, except Ceasar was pretty bad at his job. I think we all know where that went
*Caesar
Didn't mention that the penalty of the sack also included scorpions and poisonous snakes
“Those damn barbarians and their savagery!” Meanwhile romans:
Well Romans were pretty savage and barbaric that’s why they were so succesful.
Well..the term barbarians is Greek. For Greeks even Romans were Barbarians..
Hey, make the punishment terrible and people will behave..or make good show. I applaud this system, except for those innocent animals put into sacks. In my country the daily expenses on prisoners are more than what baby gets from state, so...yeah, human rights to humans, the murdering stealing raping rest can have bread and water in coffin under ground.
@@Trissana281uhhh the woman in the ground simply lost her virginity and thats it, so she was killed... your brain half on?
@@Trissana281 You are laughably ignorant of how the real world works
Living in Rome wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.
Misogyny during the Rome empire:
So the men could have sex but women can’t
Funny thing is, you often got the exact same punishment for being a good emperor.
yeah, it's basically what happens following a successful coup, and coups were very frequent in Ancient Rome
@@harrabiwassim It's honestly astounding how long they managed to keep things going. I don't know if there were any peaceful transfers of power
I mean, at least they had an effective way of enforcing term limits in that regard
@@metroidhunter965 It certainly was effective.😂💀
I feel like i see a video of "the worst death penalty" in Rome and its always something different😭💀
We need to bring some punishments back.
As Romes newest emperor. I declare every dagger be smelted down.
The people will make one big dagger to do the job!
@@cross-eyedhollow So technically a sword or greatsword. Putting me with the few and maybe a quicker death.
@@derekfuqua1254 No its a BIG DAGGER
You would have gotten executed like those 30 who tried 😂
“But don't worry there were men at the bottom waiting to finish the job”💀
Palpatine: It's treason then...
Reminder to self: Do not apply for that emperor position!
I think you’ll be fine as long as your in a union ^^^ hope this helped
Here that, donald?!?🤣
The emperor with no clothes
I have no will to live, I will take it
We're far worse than ants. -Hunter
"When in Rome, go back home" - MF DOOM
The irony is that your father could kill you with 0 repercussions
That changed when rome became christianized. Filicide and infanticide is illegal according to the Bible
Depends on the chapter
@@jmurray1110 In which chapter is Infanticide reccomended
I demand a top lethal jobs of history video
Everyone who feels bad for the dog and other animals in the sack 😢 ⬇️
Ok, stop me if you’re heard this one. “A dog, a monkey, a snake, a rooster, and a human walk into a sack….”
Nope nope nope Pls No People that don’t know We need more ppl like u
h
I genuinely don't get it
I don't get it?
Bro 💀
*Now "You should proud cuz you'll be like Cesar" will be my new line*
This is the first time today that I've thought about the Roman Empire!
I like the killing emperors thing. Like an imperial state member approached you implying "youre not doing a very good job these days" and taunts you with a knife.
That is what America had in mind but with guns im pretty sure
Yeah but even if you were a “good emperor” you sometimes still weren’t spared the dagger
@@saxonflynn8885 sadly JFK is the one who died this way instead of George W. Bush
We gotta bring back that last one
The emperor punishment is by far the least gruesome of all the punishments
That woman buried alive looks like she’s thinking, “It was worth it.”
"10/10 Worth the death, would try again if I could"
@@goldngamer1365💀
"I may be underground rn but I got the vitamin D"
Oh, I've heard of the first one! As everyone was drowning, the animals would panic (because duh, this weirdly clothed not-quite italian guy just put you in a sack and dropped you in a river with some other not-quite italian guy) and basically climb on the person inside. With the snake, I don't remember for sure, but I think it would wrap around the person and squeeze, or bite them with venom, while the chicken and whatnot would flap/run around, so basically you'd not only be drowned, but you'd be clawed and squeezed and bitten and scratched as it was happening.
One of the 3 that weren’t taken out by dagger was Aurelian. One of the most successful Roman Emperors with one of the shortest reigns at 5 years. He died of poison, although it’s debated who actually did the poisoning.
RIP to those animals that was randomly thrown in a sack and didnt know what was going on and why.
RIP to them and to everyone else so brutally killed.
For the human: this is a cartoonishly severe punishment meant to maximize suffering as retribution for wrongdoing. For the animals: sorry it’s nothing personal
The animals also murdered their relatives
I feel so sad for the animals :(
Basically vegan teacher
Wow, those three emperors must have either been really good at there job, or really lucky.
Or maybe died in other ways.
@aditisk99 Yeah XD I realized that it's pretty likely they died of other ways right after I commented
Number 4 sounds extremely brutal...
Romans; PEOPLE WHO KILL BROTHERS ARE MONSTERS Romulus: 👁️👄👁️ Edit: PLZ STOP LIKING 10K IS ENOUGH
Your honour. My client pleads oopsie-daisy
Nah, brothers are fine it’s the fathers you cannot touch
Fun fact: the romans actually thought of that so they made up a rule that if you crossed the pomerium you were sentenced to death, making romulus' killing of his bro legal
Really creative with the animation! Excellent educational material!
Casca: *Cleaning his knife.*
I think it's worth mentioning in #3 that you don't actually need to be guilty to be punished. They're usually scapegoats when things go bad, like "we're losing the war? Must be those virgins breaking their oaths"
Also I get the odd feeling that they didn't make many an exception for sexual assault. Which while less likely under guard. I get the feeling probably resulted in at least one lady entombed.
The vestal virgins were some of the most politically powerful people in Rome, harming one in any regard was a death penalty offense. It's why wealthy Roman's paied to have their wills held at the temple of the vestal virgins, because they knew no one would dare try and brake in.
Oh @@pandaman2234
what about the punishment for Christian women
“Video games make people violent!” before video games: People after video games: “dude that’s fucked up”
We need to bring this back NOW!
Don’t forget that whole “human candle” thing Nero was so fond of
Which I might add probably is untrue
@@oscarchoy9469 idk, I’d believe it. For one, that’s exactly how sadistic he was. It’s not like burning is any worse than eaten by dogs or crucifixion. This is exactly the type of thing he would do. It likely would have felt very appropriate after he blamed them for the great fire, it’s very eye for an eye. But secondly, there’s historical references not only saying he did do it, but also outlining how he did it. Tacitus is a well regarded historian who lived fairly soon after (close enough to get first hand accounts). If he believed it, that’s a pretty good source
@@danielleboon1543 I think you forgot that most of the sources we know about him are written by the senators who despised him and the Christians who he did persecute but most likely not to the same extent as presented not to mention he did not start the great fire of Rome he was not even at Rome at the moment
I think they call those "Roman candles"
Being a shit emperor got me💀
I can’t believe these things used to happen every time I hear them
The treason punishment has an elegance to it. "Look upon the land and the lives you turned your back on. Now the land itself will end your life and failing that, the people will finish the job."
its has cool deeper meaning
Hello
Well said!
indeed
Bring these back please
WE NEED TO BRING BACK THAT LAST ONE FOR HEADS OF STATE AND COUNTRY
“Poisoners, Sorcerers and Christian Women” is the weirdest trio ever and I don’t see enough people talking about it
I came looking for this comment.
Ah yes, the good ol' days
As a Christian woman I’m glad I didn’t live in that era. God help all those martyrs who died such a horrendous death for their faith alone. 🙏🏻❤️ ✝️
@@assyrianreliefas a Sorcerer and poisoner, I'm also glad I don't live in that era. Spaguetis flying monster help all those martyrs who died such horrendous death 🪄 ✨ 🐍 🍷
@@sonya-c My fellow poisonous sorcerer you just made my day :)
I like your animation style. Very cheerful.
Bro, the melon playground stab sound effects tho😂
those animals in sack: what the f we did?
No animal rights for them, I guess.
Freedom of speech was there.....
Freeeeewwwdoooom
Those animals also killed they own fathers
@@injanammanchey8748 yeah😂
The treason one actually makes perfect sense to me last thing you see is the beautiful land you betrayed.
Julius would take that personally.
"Timothy, you haven't been a very good emperor for the past few months. You know what happens now."
Nooo! Timothy!
Timothy?!
The last one should still be applied
Ah so that’s where the midsommar scene came from
"My brother tried to kill me so i defended myself!" "Too bad! Get in the sack!"
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LMAOOO W
Might as well turn the lamp on to get it over with quickly
I am from Rome and I can confirm It’s all true, I went in one of this places where they *used to* do this things
Back in those days, people were killed even if they didn't do anything wrong. Socrates famously continued to lecture his students as he died, which just shows how he accepted that people were unfairly sentenced to death and there was nothing he could do.
I also heard he was the most annoying man for his times xD
"There is nothing we can do..."
Socrates was convicted by a jury of 500. 500? That's one hell of a large jury but that's how Greek justice rolled.
@@XJ6_Mayur Held a mirror to people's shallow opinions. It's one thing for someone to tell you that you're a fool and another for someone not to tell that you that you are a fool but to let you realise it yourself.
Not just "back in those days". People are still being wrongfully sentenced to death.
NOT THE DOG THOUGH-
Ok but the punishment for treason was pretty fucking metal. Making someone overlook the city they betrayed as they fall to their death
"You're Christian!?... That's illegal!" "What will happen to me?" "You can get eaten my lions in front of hundreds of people..."
Good job at describing
Interesting to note the images of christ during those times were of Borgia. Was being a Christian a form.of treason ?
@@Golden_Girl7123the Bible talks about this
@@Golden_Girl7123 yeah, because it didn’t follow the way of the Romans.
I hear sometimes they tied people to two sticks and left them outside.
Make a vid abt the least painful punishments
You could be often killed for no reason at all in those carzy times. For ex. roman emperor Tiberius had a law called treason trial which was bought back by Caligula. According to it, one would be killed to dampen the image of Rome, ie, if you drive a dirty carraige, wear a stained toga, even mispronounce a word. Caligula killed thousands with this law and confiscated their property for empire's (personal) use.
This is how rapists and child predators should be dealt with.
What are those? You mean "woodchipper food"?
Maybe, I'll workshop the Parricide into the Pedo Punishment.
@@normalhuman9260 I was thinking some fertilizer factories could seriously benefit as well.
Nobody should be tortured, period. You start selectively justifying evil acts and you only contribute to evil
That second one is epic... Especially if they kick you off the cliff...
The 3 emperors that weren’t leaked out had their entire senate executed on day one of their reign 😂
The punishment of Treason is, to me, weirdly fascinating: Bring people to the top of the mountain that overlooks Rome. "Magnus. Do you witness the Glory?" "I do." "Remember what you witnessed, Magnus. Rome and her Glory will remain Eternal. As for you, you will die in front of this Glory."
The way the video phrased it, I thought it was going to be something like 'If you survived the fall, the city judged you as innocent/pardoned,' but no, just a couple of guys sitting at the bottom to kick your head in.
That was the kind of the point. Also so symbolically speaking it was so all of Rome could watch. They'd have done it on TV if they had it then
"Are you alive, magnus?" "Yeah." "Not for long beat his head in boys"
@@pollos-hermanos lmao
Very poetic.
This is the better version of history class 💀
'The boats' has to be the worst ever
love how they gave the PERSON BEING BURRIED ALIVE some bread and water so they dont die from starvation and ONLY die from suffocation. somehow very kind and very cruel at the same time
It’s to absolve them of guilt, man cannot kill a vestal virgin.
yo heres some bread bro
And a lamp, to make sure the good air got used up quickly. As ancient punishments go, that was probably one of the least cruel.
They would only die of suffocation anyway it takes 3 minutes
@@user-ht145efg Worst 3 minutes of all time I will take the cliff, thank you very much
My ancestors were insane bro 💀💀💀
Imagine drowning while a bunch of random animals are deperately violent while trying to escape as well. What a nightmare.
That one dog in the sack: "I will never shit on the floor again if you get me out of here, man."
They add the animals Because then you have no way of floating on the top cause they will be clawing and freaking out
Does anyone else also come up with ways to survive these or just me?
History is interesting to learn when is not for exam
that lamp sure make the process faster💀
I'm not sure if the depiction of the small grave chamber is correct. I think to remember that it actually was more of a smallish room - think more of an air tight prison cell instead of a grave. Depending on its size it might take a time until the oxygene is depleted.
@@robertnett9793 and the lamp that is burning the oxygen in the room will make it faster.
@@Sennaxm71 True true - as said, it depends on how large the room was. But trie as long as it wasn't really big, chances are good, you'd die of asphyxiation long before hunger / thirst sets in...
@@robertnett9793 Slow death by asphyxiation sure is one of the most horrifying ways to go Like, imagine they make it last days somehow
A thought I didn't expect to have today is "I wonder if Romans had an official 'traitors leap' where they pushed them off"
The Romans make the SAW horror movie franchise seem tame …
“Wow!! What a nice view of the cit-“ “AAAGGGGHHHHH-“
"Hey, I'm alive! Oh shit..."
"and... there is nothing I can do"
I read this in Wilhelm scream 😂😂😂
Why did I read this in Mufasa voice
**dream on by Aerosmith plays in background**